Business

See the Four Homes That Sold This Week Around Town

By Charlie Breitrose | July 24, 2016

Here are the homes that sold this week in Watertown. $370,000 – 60 Pierce Road Unit 60 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$499,000 – 24 Franklin St. Unit 24, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

Plenty of Options for Home Buyers This Weekend in Watertown

By Charlie Breitrose | July 22, 2016

Take a look at this weeks open houses around town. $440,000 – 181 Lexington St. Unit 181, 6 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 2-3:30

$599,900 – 26-28 Rose Ave., 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$569,000 – 9 Westland Road Unit 2, 7 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$630,000 – 349 School St., 7 room, 4 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 2-3 Sunday 1-2

$424,900 – 119 Spruce St. Unit 1, 6 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Friday 5-6 Saturday 2-3:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$675,000 – 11 Hersom St. Unit 2, 6 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

Master Plan for Renovating the Arsenal on the Charles Approved

By Charlie Breitrose | July 20, 2016

A plan put forward by the owners of the Arsenal on the Charles complex to add several buildings and increase the number of employees was approved by the Planning Board Monday night.

The board unanimously supported the plan, but before any building can be built, the owners – athenahealth – must come back for approval of that each of the plan. Additions include several office buildings, new retail space, a restaurant, more open space including a pocket park and a new glass roof over the spaces between the long “finger buildings” east of the Arsenal Center for the Arts building. (Read more about the plan here). The company purchased the complex, between Arsenal and North Beacon streets, from Harvard University in 2013. Soon after planning started to renovate the complex to make expand the headquarters of the company.

Baseball Hall of Fame Award Winner to Wear Suit from Watertown

By Charlie Breitrose | July 19, 2016

Legendary Boston sportswriter Dan Shaughnessey will be honored at this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame ceremonies, and will do so decked out in a suit made in Watertown.

The Boston Globe columnist will receive the J.G. Taylor Spink Award on July 23. He will receive the award at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. While he hails from Newton, Shaughnessey gets his clothing at Eastern Clothing of Watertown. “Dan has been a friend and customer at Eastern Clothing for many years and we are proud that he will be wearing one of our suits while being honored for the 2016 J.G Taylor Spink Award,” said John M. Airasian, who co-owns the business with his father, John S. Airasian. “He will be joining unbelievable company in the world of baseball writing with this well deserved award. We wish him continued success on his remarkable 35 year career.”

Development

Town Houses Proposed to Go on Watertown Masonic Temple Site

By Charlie Breitrose | July 18, 2016

A community meeting will be held to discuss plans to redevelop the Masonic Temple on Church Street and put townhouses on the site. Petitioner PNG, LLC will host the meeting on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room in the Watertown Police Station, 552 Main St. Before the project is built a special permit must be approved. The plan calls for building five townhouses in two buildings on the Masonic Center at 32 Church St. (across from First Parish Church) which sits on a 17,685 square foot lot.

Real Estate

Several Watertown Home Sold This Week, See More Here

By Charlie Breitrose | July 17, 2016

The Watertown housing market remains hot this summer, with eight sales this week alone. $365,000 – 3 Repton Cir. Unit 3209, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse

$266,000 – 133 Warren Unit 1, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, condo/townhouse

$675,500 – 22 Irving St. Unit 1, 13 room, 4 bedroom, 4 full bathroom, Detached condo/townhouse

$500,000 – 4 Repton Cir. Unit 4114, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, condo/townhouse

Real Estate

Check Out All the Open Houses This Week in Watertown

By Charlie Breitrose | July 15, 2016

Watertown has 16 properties for home buyers to choose from this week. $282,000 – 56 Ralph St. Unit 56, 5 room, 1 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 1:30-3:30

$424,900 – 119 Spruce St. Unit 1, 6 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Friday 5-6 Sunday 1-2:30

$675,000 – 11 Hersom St. Unit 2, 6 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath detached, Open Houses: Saturday 1:30-3 Sunday 12-2

$499,900 – 37 Jefferson Ave., 11 room, 3 bed, 1 bath ranch, Open House: Sunday 11:30-1:30

$749,000 – 124 Riverside St, 7 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 1-3

$418,000 – 10 Oliver Road Unit 3, 6 room, 3 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Friday 11-12:30 & 6-7:30 Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2 Monday 6-7:30

$770,000 – 153 Summer St.

Development

Athenahealth’s Proposal for Arsenal Complex Gets Good Reviews

By Charlie Breitrose | July 14, 2016

After years of hashing out the details of the massive overhaul of the Arsenal on the Charles complex, Athenahealth officials presented their master plan to the Planning Board Wednesday night and overall received a positive response but there were still some concerns.

Some big changes would be made to the former U.S. Army facility on Arsenal Street, including several new buildings, some retail space, parks, bicycle and pedestrian paths and a large new parking garage on the far west end of the site. The garage, which will fit 1,623 vehicles, will stand 58.5 feet tall at the highest spot but 54 feet on the side closest to homes. It would have eight floors of parking, with two underground. The garage had been one of the major points of contention for residents living near the complex. Steps have been taken to reduce the size of the garage and lessen the impact.